Wretched Radio with Todd Friel Mailbag Friday: Christ’s Return, Spiritual Warfare, & Homeless Help
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Mar 6, 2026 Listeners ask about Christ’s return timeline and how Scripture frames judgment and resurrection. The role of angels versus demonic influence and how to think about deliverance ministries comes up. Practical topics include fasting length, coping with overthinking, divorce and remarriage questions, and whether helping homeless people is charity or enabling.
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Saints Who Died Are Present With The Lord
- Todd uses hymns and the Apostles' Creed to illustrate saints 'waiting' with Christ after death.
- He cites 'absent from the body, present with the Lord' to argue believers are with Jesus immediately at death.
Unified Final Judgment For Believers And Unbelievers
- Todd Friel sees final judgment as one unified event that includes believer rewards and unbeliever condemnation.
- He links the Bema Seat and Great White Throne as different descriptors of the same endtime judgment occurring at history's culmination.
Angels Serve God While Demons Have Organized Influence
- Angels are God's commissioned messengers serving specific missions, not roaming influencers operating independently.
- Demons, by contrast, appear organized with hierarchical influence, so Todd emphasizes studying Jesus over obsessing about Satan.
